Lycoming College - Arrow Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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MARY LANDON RUSSELL (1936) Assistant Professor of Organ, Piano; Mus.B., Susquehanna Llniversity Conservatory of Music. WALTER G. McIVER (1946) Associate Professor of Voice; Mus.B., West- minister Choir College; A.B., Bucknell University. 19

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Music ()1 all the arts, music alcmc has the t;rcat- cst C()mmunicati c powers. At Lvcoining we have studied the music of the ages— its growth and its contributions. We learned the various lorms anti techniques inxoKed in a composition. I hrough our senses we heard the great artists and their works. 1 he .Artists and Lectures Series introduced us to some of the modern interpretations in mu sic with an emphasis on contribution oi tlu- classical forms. Campus musical organiza- tions stimulated interest in both (Kal and instrumental forms. Through listening and creative participation we became aware that music was an integral part of our li cs. JAM! S W. Sill Al hi; ,1444 Assist.un l ' r..ti-..r ..I Iumc; I!.S., Indiana State Teachers College; M.S., University ' of Pennsylvania. WILLIAM L. .MAXSON (1956) Instructor in Music, B..M., Indiana Uni versity. 18

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ROGER EARLE COGSWELL (1946 A iMdnt Profes- sor iif French; A.B., Sorlxinne LIniversity. Paris, France; ALA., the Pennsylvania Slate University. JOSEPH R. PECK, II (1956) Instructor in English; A.B., Uni crsit nf I ' Liinss l .ini.i: A.M.. Lliiivcrvltv ..f n..r Languages Oceans presciiitil no barrier to ilic stu- dents who s.it in tlic classrooms .ind tra - clcd to Spain, 1 ranee, Greece or Cierman , ia the textbook. I lore in these class- rooms, professors tried to tear down walls of prejudice and build u|) stores ol under- standing about people ot other lands, by stud in2 their ianouaoes. We learned their customs, and developed a prolomid understanding of them and their origins. We traced the development of the language and its contributions to the modern world. We studied the effects of historical instanc- es on the growth of the language. From classrooms, students walked out into a world which oHered them a chance to profit from their knowledge of language in almost any walk of life. Not everyone learned as quickly and as much of a langu- age as someone else. Nor did everyone get a 3 . But all ha e had the chance to sur- vey and isit an entirely new world through the medium ol ,i language. PHILIP G. GILLETTE (1929) Associate Pro- fessor of German and Spanish; A.B., Ohio Uni- versity; M.A., ColiMiibia University. 20